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Experimental Nations : Or, the Invention of the Maghreb /

Jean-Paul Sartre's famous question, "For whom do we write?" strikes close to home for francophone writers from the Maghreb. Do these writers address their compatriots, many of whom are illiterate or read no French, or a broader audience beyond Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia? In Experim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bensmaïa, Réda (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Translation/Transnation ; 19
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Translation Note
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Is an "Experimental" Nation Possible?
  • 1. Nations of Writers
  • 2. Cities of Writers
  • 3. Nabile Farès, or How to Become "Minoritarian"
  • 4. Postcolonial Nations: Political or Poetic Allegories?
  • 5. (Hi)stories of Expatriation: Virtual Countries
  • 6. Multilingualism and National "Traits"
  • 7. The Cartography of the Nation
  • 8. By Way of a Conclusion
  • Appendix: Le Dépays: On Chris Marker's Lettre de Sibérie (1957)
  • Notes
  • Index Nominum
  • Index Reum